comedian
Meaning
- An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
- (broadly) Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion.
- (dated) A person who performs in theatrical plays.
- (obsolete) A writer of comedies.
Synonyms
actor
comic actor
funny person
comic actress
funny guy
histrion
professional entertainer
professional jester
comic dialogue
a writer of comedies
Translations
comico
Komiker
comédien
cómico
comediante
komediant
comediantFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kəˈmiːdi.ən/
Etymology
From Latin cōmoedia + -an, perhaps modelled on Middle French comédien. By surface analysis, comedy + -an.
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